DAOs

Governance

Crypto VC Firm Assesses the ‘State of Blockchain Governance’

Greenfield One, an early-stage venture capital firm, just published a comprehensive new resource on the topic of blockchain governance.

Tech  ·  13 August 2020
DeFi

Ethereum at Five: How CoinDesk Is Marking This Week’s Milestone

Meet "Ethereum at Five" – a cross-platform series featuring special coverage, a limited-run newsletter and live-streamed discussions.

People  ·  21 July 2020
Tezos

Tezos-Based DAO Goes Live With Launch of STKR Token

Tezos-based "tokenized hedge fund" StakerDAO is now live after distributing its STKR governance token to funding round partners.

Tech  ·  25 June 2020
Ethereum

OpenLaw Launches First ‘Legal DAO’ for Distributed VC Investments

OpenLaw’s LAO, or “Limited Liability Autonomous Organization,” opened Tuesday for investors looking to compliantly earn returns on the next wave of Ethereum-based projects.

Tech  ·  28 April 2020
Governance

Ethereum’s DAOs Continue to Gain Momentum

Ethereum’s largest hackathon in North America, ETHDenver, showcased DAOs for event management and more.

Tech  ·  28 February 2020
Ethereum

DigixDAO Votes to Liquidate $64M Treasury

With only 52 votes, the DigixDAO treasury will dissolve, returning DGD holders their staked $ETH.

News  ·  20 January 2020
DeFi

Store of Value Remains Crypto’s Best Use Case

Store of value was the most viable and desirable use case across crypto in 2019 and offers a basis to increase adoption in the second decade of crypto, says Ryan Zurrer of Dialectic.

Tech  ·  7 January 2020
Ethereum

Meet the Decentralized Fashion House Bringing Overpriced T-Shirts to Ethereum

Saint Fame, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), is part fashion house, part ethereum subculture.

Tech  ·  20 December 2019
Ethereum

New Interest in DAOs Prompts Old Question: Are They Legal?

New tools have made DAOs all the rage in the ethereum community. Now one startup is trying to make them work within U.S. legal frameworks.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 September 2019
Ethereum

In Berlin, A ‘DAO Renaissance’ Begins

New tools and the rise of DeFi have made decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, newly attractive to ethereum's top developers.

Tech  ·  24 August 2019
Governance

Steemit to Automate Development Funding With New DAO

The blockchain project that focuses on monetizing social media sites is launching a DAO in its coming hard fork upgrade.

Tech  ·  15 August 2019
Polychain Capital

Former Polychain Partner Ryan Zurrer Is Leaving Web3 to Start a DAO

Ryan Zurrer, a former partner at Polychain, has announced his next act. A new version of one of ethereum's biggest failures.

Markets  ·  5 August 2019
Regulation

Among Blockchain-Friendly Jurisdictions, Malta Stands Out

Malta is writing laws for tomorrow's economy rather than trying to impose yesterday's rules upon it. Consider the way it is legally recognizing DAOs.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 July 2018
Exchanges

Huobi to Offer $166 Million Prize for Own Blockchain Creation

Huobi wants to create its own blockchain and decentralized organization – and is offering $166 million in tokens for help on their development.

Tech  ·  6 June 2018
China

Universities to Build Blockchain DAO for Affordable Education

A group of top-tier Chinese universities plans to build a distributed organization to make educational resources more accessible and affordable.

Markets  ·  28 May 2018